What does really mean Ozone? Ozone is a gas that occurs both in the Earth’s upper atmosphere and a ground level. Ozone can be helpful or harmful, depending where it is found. The Helpful Ozone occurs naturally in the Earth atmosphere – 10 to 30 miles above the Earth’s surface. At this level, it shields us from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. The harmful ozone is found in the earth’s lower atmosphere, near ground level. Harmful ozone is formed when pollutants emitted by cars, industrial boilers, chemical plants and other sources react chemically in the presence of sunlight.
What causes Harmful Ozone?
- Irritate your respiratory system, causing coughing, irritation in the throat or an uncomfortable sensation in the chest.
- Reduce lung function and make it more difficult to breathe as deeply as normal
- Aggravate Asthma when the high level of Ozone
- Make people more sensitive to allergens that is the most common triggers for Asthma attacks reducing lung function
- Skin Cancer or Lung Cancer
- Affects your Immune System
- Irritation as eczemas in the skin specially in the face, arms or legs
How we can prevent and help our health?
- Use daily SPF sun block, not only children but all we are exposed to tropical, subtropical places even some cold weather places
- Eat food with high content of vitamins C D E
- Take supplements of natural medicine that contributes in great manner to our health
- Plant trees and make our neighborhood the best green we can
If we all contribute to make our Mother Nature to protect for all contamination and a best place to live in, our health will be secure and we all will be in a safest place
